Security strategy in Central America - 2012/2017

1. [DG] Security strategy in Central America - 2012/2017 Daniel Luz BCPR Comunidad de Práctica - COP México DF, México Oct. 16 – 17, 2012

2. Centroamérica October 2012 Security strategy in Central America • Youth Orgs. / • Target Groups • Girls, boys, adolescents and young people from all the countries of Central America • Main topics • Contribute to the reduction of factors and social conditions that encourage violence and crime affecting children, adolescents and youth (NNAJ), at the regional, national, local and cross-border level. Project Activities • Strengthen the capacity of institutions of social prevention of violence and youth of each country. Provide methodological tools to these institutions in each country. Impact/ Expected Resultas • Strengthened the capacities of the institutions responsible for State in the implementation of the policies of comprehensive prevention of violence according to the characteristics of each country and the region. • Implemented and systematized an intervention model with holistic approach to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of violence that affects the NNAJ at national and regional level in the selected territories. MONTH/ YEAR

3. Centroamérica Octubre2012 Security strategy in Central America APPROACH AND INNOVATION • How involved were young people (as target group, collaborators or implementers)? In which phase of the project, programme or policy were involved? Any form of positive discrimination was considered? • During the Fair “Commitment to Central America” NNAJ had participated with an active role in the design, formulation and recommendation of key topics that should be included in the strategy. • In each of the countries of the region in which the NNAJ strategy has been actively implemented, NNAJ participate in all phases of the project to adapt the strategy to their reality at the regional, national and local levels. MONTH/ YEAR

4. Centroamérica Octubre 2012 Security strategy in Central America APPRACH AND INNOVATION • At what extent the project promotes empowerment and/or participation of youth? Which capabilities and how this capabilities have been strengthened? • At least 80% of the NNAJ involved in the activities of the model remain in formal primary and secondary education system. • 70% Of NNAJ belonging to groups identified as at high risk exceeds economic, cultural and social disadvantage and adapts to its environment, family, educational and community. • At least 70% of the NNAJ in conflict with the criminal law that were involved in compliance programs of alternative measures in the seized Territories communities have no recidivism. • At least one (1) national network of young communicators led and managed by NNAJ works MONTH/ YEAR

5. Centroamérica Octubre2012 Security strategy in Central America • LESSONS LEARNT TO SHARE • Social prevention of violence and the inclusion of NNAJ is a subject that exceeds boundaries and is therefore important to the transnational work of the causes of violence and the proposals and measures for action. • There are numerous good practices and programmes developed in the region for social prevention of violence and the inclusion of NNAJ but it is necessary that these measures will become integral public policies for the promotion and protection of the rights of NNAJ. • A key issue for public policies for social prevention of violence and inclusion of NNAJ have an adequate impact is the active participation of its protagonists and beneficiaries, both from the design phase up to the formulation of policies that take into account gender mainstreaming. MONTH/ YEAR

6. Thanks! Daniel Luz Asesor Regional de Seguridad Ciudadana PNUD Centro Regional para América Latina y Caribe Panamá Daniel.Luz@undp.org Tel: (507) 302 4757 Cel: (507) 6430 3269